The inaugural Latin American World Spirits Competition (LAWSC) showcased a variety of agave spirits, with Raicilla, an obscure agave distillate from Jalisco, standing out as the top pick among ...

From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn’t a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his ...

'Durango Delight' (Agave schidigera) is a compact agave type with dense leaves accented by curly white hairs. When it flowers, it sends up a red purple bloom on a stalk up to 10 feet tall. It's hardy ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A high priority is spacing pups to accommodate growth. Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called “pups.” This is a vegetative or ...

The Westlands Water District, located in west Fresno County, released its 2025 crop report Tuesday.

Researchers used terahertz spectroscopy and imaging to gain new insights into how agave plants are so remarkably adept at retaining water in extremely dry environments. Agave plants may be best known ...